Undead and Unwed by Sam Tschida (Oct 28, 2025) – Thank you, @quirkbooks and @libro.fm for the free print and audiobook copies! #librofminfluencer
Tiffenie Ruba has had 300 years as a vampire to get her life in order. She has not gotten her life in order. She would much rather watch endless Hallmark movies interspersed with episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She really wants a happily ever after, but instead she’s broke, living in a terrible apartment, and working a dead-end job at a plasma donation location (for obvious reasons).
Then a couple of things happen…she accidentally almost kills her neighbor, having no choice but to turn her AND a lawyer reaches out that the human who’s identity she has assumed has inherited a Vermont B&B. Tiffenie sees this as a sign for her small town Hallmark movie meet cute. She just has to drive a hurse cross-country with a newly turned vampire in a coffin. Then, when she arrives, she’s got a quirky small town with a hot Christmas tree farm owner. She thinks that must be a sign…until Vald, her maker and former partner shows up. Now we’ve got ourselves a love triangle, a small town that now has vampires, and a B&B that is actually condemned. And that’s just time beginning!
Ok, there was a ton I loved about this one – it is deeply funny to see a vampire trying to figure herself out, particularly with a therapist who thinks she’s using vampirism as a metaphor. The found family part is incredibly effective and seeing Tiffenie finally find a community after centuries was my favorite part of the story. I struggled a bit in that I didn’t feel like the love triangle was necessary and I would have loved for it to either lean more into the vampire community or more into the other subplot that is a bit of a mystery. Just a little too much going on – but the characters and dialogue are fun!
🎧 Audiobook Thoughts: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw (Unromance, Birding with Benefits) narrates this one and does a great job with Tiffenie’s snark! (10h 8m)
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